Palettes / Colors / #EFEFF2

#EFEFF2 — Soft White

#EFEFF2 is a white color we call Soft White, closest to the named color WhiteSmoke (#F5F5F5). It belongs to the white family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: whitesmoke (#F5F5F5) — not an exact match. CSS whitesmoke gives you #F5F5F5, a different color; use #EFEFF2 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#EFEFF2 is a neutral white color associated with cleanliness, space and minimalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #F1F1EE; it also sits naturally between #EEF0F1 and #F0EEF1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 94% · Green 94% · Blue 95%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #EFEFF2

.text { color: #EFEFF2; }
.background { background-color: #EFEFF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EFEFF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(239, 239, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 10%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EFEFF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(239, 239, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EFEFF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(239, 239, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EFEFF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EFEFF2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F1F1EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EFEFF2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EFEFF2

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #EFEFF2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EFEFF2 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EFEFF1  ·  #EFEFF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EFEFF2?

#EFEFF2 is Soft White, a white color (RGB 239, 239, 242). Its closest standard named color is WhiteSmoke.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EFEFF2?

#EFEFF2 is RGB 239, 239, 242 — HSL 240°, 10%, 94% — CMYK 1%, 1%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #EFEFF2?

Its complement is #F1F1EE; analogous partners are #EEF0F1 and #F0EEF1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EFEFF2 for text?

Black text on #EFEFF2 has a contrast ratio of 18.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.